2006-06-18T03:59:00.000-07:00

SIMPLE COLORISATION TUTORIAL.

first and foremost,
open a file,
the picture that you want to do the colorisation on.

(for a clearer look of the pic ,click here)

next,
choosing a combination of suitable colors,
add a layer(i labeled it as 'gradient' in this case).
the colors which you are using varies.
it depends on what effect do ya want to give it.
i chose earthy colors so as to achieve a serpia feeling.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

then,
make sure you are in the 'gradient' layer.
click on the 'gradient tool' and spread it across the layer.
this is how it will look like.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

afterward,
modify the layer blending change to color.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

followed by,
adjust its opacity level to 73% so that the gradient is well-blended with the background.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

and then,
i added brushesworks to the picture to spice it up.
similarly,i added a new layer and named it 'deco'.
i fiddled with the opacity level of the brushes so that it fits.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

subsequently,
i added another new layer and labeled it as 'deco 2'
this time,i amended the opacity level of the brushes back to 100%,the maximum.
gave the picture a lil grungy feel.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

at last,for the final touch-up.
i made a duplicate of the background layer,as seen.
i added pattern brushes to it.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

TATAAA,the long wait is over.
click 'flatten picture' to merge all the layers together.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

to end with,here is the final picture.

(for a clearer look of the pic,click here)

the contrast of the both pictures,
the before &after.

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2006-06-10T06:51:00.000-07:00

BLENDIN TUTORIAL

first thing first,
open a new file.
(its size doesnt matter ,it's ya preference.)
a preview of how it looks like :

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(click here for a closer look of the pic)

next up,
open all of the pictures you want to blend into the background layer.
using the drag tool as shown,
drag the pictures into the background layer.

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

then,
arrange the pictures based on your liking. (this depends on your creativity as to how ya want the final layout to be like,so yes let ya creativity flow).
after you are done with it,click on each of the pictures and add a layer mask to it.

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

afterward,using the brush tool.
add some brushes decorations to the picture to spice it up.
(you have to download brushes in order to do this
a great source for downloading of brushes,click here
amended the layer properties for a better effect.

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

thereafter.

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if you wish to add more decorations to the picture,you may do so.
all you have to do is simply create a new layer and use the brush tool.
(it is advisable to separate the decorations into different layers as it makes things easier if you want to modify its layer properties at a later point of time.)

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

i added a star dust effect to the picture,
as it makes the models look more glamorous.
i went on about changing its layer properties.
i chose outer glow,amended its opacity and spread intensity.

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

(opacity level : 76%
spread intensity : 193% )

accordingly,i continued with the decorations.
i added a new layer for the colorisation of the flower.

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

using suitable colors,i used the gradient tool.
i stretched it across the flower ,
and amended its blending change to get the desired effect.
i used the eraser tool to erase parts of it for the blending of color into the flower so that it looks real on the whole.
the sponge tool was also being used to desaturate the color added.
all these were done to allow the flower to blend with the overall background.

(click here for a closer look of the pic)

at last,TATA.
the picture is done.
click flatten image to merge all the layers together.

for the preview of the final blended picture,click here.
the whole blendin process was made easy and hence not many decorations were added (:

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